O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your male servant, and son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your Hand. Your command for me prevails. Your Judgment concerning me is just. I beseech You through every name You have, by which You have called Yourself, or which You have sent down in Your Book, or which You taught to any one of Your creations, or which You preferred to keep to Yourself among Your guarded secrets, to make the Great Qur’an the springtime of my heart, the light of my eyes, the remedy of my grief, and the dispeller of my anxiety.

Sayyidna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (ra) reports that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallem) said, “Whenever a Muslim is suffering from a worry or grief and he makes this du’aa, Allah will remove his worry and replace his grief with joy.” The Companions said, “Should we not learn these words?” He replied, “Certainly. It is only proper for anyone who listens to these words to learn them.”